Northwest volleyball squads bow out at State
BOZEMAN — The Glacier Wolfpack knocked Missoula Sentinel out of the State AA volleyball tournament Saturday morning, but the matinee matchup didn’t go as well.
Billings Skyview ousted the Wolfpack in three sets in the 2 p.m. loser-out match at Breeden Field House, ending their season at 22-9.
The other Northwest Montana teams had similar fates: Eureka won its first-loser out in the State B, beating Deer Lodge in three sets, before being eliminated by Columbus.
Polson ousted Lockwood Friday morning in the State A, then fell to Frenchtown in five sets; Whitefish lost its early match to Glendive in four sets.
STATE AA
Glacier def. Sentinel 3-0
Natalie Herne had 11 kills and Leila Major added 10 for the Pack.
Kaylie Field had 19 digs and two aces; Haven Speer had 38 assists and 18 digs.
Glacier def. Missoula Sentinel 18-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-20
Kills — Sentinel 36 (Ava Kellenberg 13), Glacier 42 (Natalie Herne 11, Leila Major 10, Jaidyn Pevey 8). Assists — Sentinel 30 (Peyton Size 25), Glacier 44 (Haven Speer 38). Disgs — Sentinel 101 (Bailey Casagrande 31), Glacier 86 (Kenedee Moore 25, Kaylie Field 19, Speer 18). Blocks — Sentinel 10 (Margaret Sharkey 5), Glacier 4 (Major 2). Aces — Sentinel 8 (Kennedy Dypwick 4), Glacier 6 (Field 2, Maddie Davis 2).
Skyview def. Glacier 3-0
Haven Speer had eight kills, six digs and 26 assists and Ella Farrell had seven kills and three blocks for the Pack.
Leila Major also had seven kills for Glacier.
Skyview def. Glacier 25-23, 25-21, 25-21.
Kills — Glacier 37 (Haven Speer 8, Leila Major 7, Ella Farrell 7), Skyview 38 (Abby Little 10). Assists — Glacier 34 (Speer 26), Skyview 34 (Taryn Salveson 30). Digs — Glacier 51 (Kenedee Moore 19, Natalie Herne 12, Speer 6), Skyview 42 (Taylor Ketchum 10). Blocks — Glacier 4 (Jaidyn Pevey 3, Farrell 3), Skyview 9 (Little 3.5). Aces — Glacier 5 (Maddie Davis 2), Skyview 6 (Salveson 3).
STATE A
Polson def. Lockwood 3-0
McKenna Hanson and Hannah Simpson combined for 21 kills and six aces in the Pirates’ victory, and Hanson also had eight digs.
Avery Starr had 27 assists.
Polson def. Lockwood 25-15, 25-22, 25-19
Kills — Polson 36 (McKenna Hanson 11, Hannah Simpson 10), Lockwood 23 (Dani Jordan 5). Assists — Polson 36 (Avery Starr 27), Lockwood 14 (Isabelle Iverson 8). Digs — Polson 37 (Julia Barnard 14, Hanson 8), Lockwood 52 (Jordan 10, Gracie Kuntz 10, Riley Shreeve 10). Blocks — Polson 3 (Carli Maley 2), Lockwood 4 (no leader). Aces — Polson 9 (Simpson 3, Hanson 3), Lockwood 3 (3 with 1).
Frenchtown def. Polson 3-2
Hannah Simpson had 14 kills, five aces and 2 blocks and McKenna Hanson added 13 kills and nine digs while the Pirates roared back from a 2-0 deficit fo force a fifth set.
Frenchtown def. Polson 25-18, 25-22, 13-25, 23-25, 15-6
Kills — Polson 43 (Simpson 14, Hanson 13), Frenchtown 40 (Mason Quinn 12, Rachel Walls 12). Assists — Polson 38 (Avery Starr 29), Frenchtown 31 (Addie Romine 31). Digs — Glacier 57 (Barnard 18, Sierra Perez 10), Sam REnsvold 9, Hanson 9), Frenchtown 95 (Walls 24). Blocks — Polson 4 (Carli Maley 2, Simpson 2), Frenchtown 10 (Quinn 4, Analiese Martin 4). Aces — Polson 12 (Simpson 5, Starr 3), Frenchtown 9 (Iris Arlint 4).
Glendive def. Whitefish 3-0
Brooke Zetooney had 12 kills and three blocks and Myli Ridgeway added 10 kills, 14 digs and four blocks for the Bulldogs, who fell in three close sets, including a 26-24 setback in the third.
Bailey Smith checked in with six kills and 16 digs for Whitefish.
Glendive def. Whitefish 25-23, 25-21, 26-24
Kills — Glendive 32 (Codi Nagle 17), Whitefish 34 (Brooke Zetooney 12, Myli Ridgeway 10, Bailey Smith 6). Assists — Glendive n/a, Whitefish 32 (Ainsley Scott 17, Kaydence Blackwell 13). Digs — Glendive 74 (Jaylne Silha 32), Whitefish 72 (Smith 16, Ridgeway 14). Blocks — Glendive 7 (Emma Buckley 4), Whitefish 7 (Ridgeway 4, Zetooney 3). Aces — Glendive 11 (3 with 3), Whitefish 3 (3 with 1).
STATE B
Eureka def. Deer Lodge 3-0
Annie Vaughn had 16 kills, 20 assists and seven digs Kara Stanger had 15 kills and five digs for the Lions.
Katelynn Singer checked in with seven kills and two aces.
Eureka def. Deer Lodge 26-24, 25-18, 25-16
Kills — Eureka 49 (Annie Vaughn 16, Kara Stanger 15, Katelynn Singer 7), Deer Lodge 23 (Tyran Lamb 8, Gracie Hamilton 7). Assists — Eureka 43 (A. Vaughn 20, Hailey Judd 19), Deer Lodge 21 (Izzy Hunter 21). Digs — Eureka 38 (A. Vaughn 7, Sophie Vaughn 6, Stanger 5), Deer Lodge 41 (T. Lamb 12). Blocks — Eureka 4 (Aubrey Casazza 2, Savanna Peterson 1, Mielyn Bozarth 1), Deer Lodge 2 (Hunter, T. Lamb). Aces — Eureka 6 (Singer 2), Deer Lodge 4 (4 with 1).
Columbus def. Eureka 3-0
Katelynn Singer had seven kills and an ace for the Lions, and Aubrey Casazza had five kills and three blocks. Annie Vaugh came up with 10 assists and 13 digs for Eureka.
Columbus def. Eureka 25-23, 25-14, 25-14
Kills — Columbus 41 (Aubrey Winter 15), Eureka 25 (Katelynn Singer 7, Kara Stanger 6, Aubrey Casazza 5). Assists — Columbus 32 (Addy Anderson 31), Eureka 23 (Hailey Judd 11, Annie Vaughn 10). Digs — Columbus 50 (Brylee Lowell 16), Eureka 48 (Sophie Vaughn 14, A. Vaughn 13, Stanger 9). Blocks — Columbus 9 (Gianna Ruprecht 4.5), Eureka 3 (Casazza 3). Aces — Columbus 4 (Anderson 2), Eureka 2 (Stanger, Singer).
Tournament Pairings
State AA
Thursday
Game 1: Bozeman def. Glacier 3-0
Game 2: Gallatin def. Missoula Sentinel 3-0
Game 3: Billings West def. Helena Capital 3-0.
Game 4: Billings Skyview def. Helena 3-2
Game 5: Gallatin def. Bozeman 3-0.
Game 6: Billings West def. Skyview 3-0
Friday
Game 7: Glacier def. Sentinel 18-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-20
Game 8: Helena def. Helena 256-17, 25-23, 25-18
Game 9: Skyview def. Glacier 25-23, 25-21, 25-21
Game 10: Bozeman def. Helena 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 25-18
Game 11: Billings West def. Gallatin 25-16, 25-20, 25-21, semifinal
Game 12: Bozeman def. Skyview 25-16, 25-23, 25-21, loser is fourth
Saturday
Game 13: Bozeman def. Gallatin 27-25, 25-21, 26-24, loser is third
Game 14: Billings West def. Bozeman 25-14, 25-15, 22-25, 25-11, championship
State A
Thursday
Game 1: Hamilton def. Lockwood 3-2.
Game 2: Hardin def. Polson 3-0
Game 3: Frenchtown def. Glendive 3-1
Game 4: Billings Central def. Whitefish 3-2
Game 5: Hardin def. Hamilton 3-0
Game 6: Billings Central def. Frenchtown 3-0
Friday
Game 7: Polson def. Lockwood 25-15, 25-22, 25-19
Game 8: Glendive def. Whitefish 25-23, 21-25, 25-17, 26-24
Game 9: Frenchtown def. Polson 25-18, 25-22, 13-25, 23-25, 15-6
Game 10: Hamilton def. Glendive 25-22, 25-17, 25-17
Game 11: Hardin def. Billings Central 25-22, 25-19, 25-16, semifinal
Game 12: Hamilton def. Frenchtown 25-15, 25-20, 25-11, loser is fourth
Saturday
Game 13: Billings Central def. Hamilton 25-10, 25-11,23-25, 25-9. loser is third
Game 14: Hardin def. Billings Central 25-14, 25-20, 28-26, championship
State B
Thursday
Game 1: Huntley Project def. Eureka 3-0
Game 2: Fairfield def. Deer Lodge 3-0
Game 3: Columbus def. Florence 3-0
Game 4: Townsend def. Fairview 3-0
Game 5: Huntley Project def. Fairfield 3-0
Game 6: Townsend def. Columbus 3-1
Friday
Game 7: Eureka def. Deer Lodge 26-24, 25-18, 25-16
Game 8: Florence def. Fairview 25-16, 21-25, 27-25, 25-9
Game 9: Columbus def. Eureka 25-23, 25-14, 25-14
Game 10: Florence def. Fairfield 25-14, 26-24, 23-25, 25-17
Game 11:Huntley Project def. Townsend 25-18, 25-21, 25-10, semifinal
Game 12: Columbus def. Florence 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 18-25, 15-5, loser is fourth
Saturday
Game 13: Townsend def. Columbus 25-16, 25-16, 25-23, loser is third
Game 14: Huntley Project def. Townsend 25-18, 25-23, 19-25, 25-12, championship
State C
Thursday
Game 1: Roy-Winifred def. Broadus 3-2
Game 2: Manhattan Christian def. Chester-JI 3-0
Game 3: Bridger-Belfry def. Twin Bridges 3-0.
Game 4: North Country def. Belt 3-0
Game 5: Manhattan Christian def. Roy-Winifred 3-0
Game 6: North Country def. Bridger-Belfry 3-0
Friday
Game 7:Broadus def. Chester-JI, 25-13, 25-21, 25-18
Game 8: Twin Bridges def. Belt 7-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-14, 17-15
Game 9: Broadus def. Bridger-Belfry 27-25, 25-187, 20-25, 21-25, 15-11
Game 10: Twin Bridges def. Roy-Winifred, 16-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-7
Game 11: Manhattan Christian def. North Country, 25-22, 25-8, 25-20, semifinal
Game 12: Broadus def. Twin Bridges 25-16, 25-14, 25-19, loser is fourth
Saturday
Game 13: Broadus def. North Country 25-14, 24-26, 25-23, 25-22, loser is third
Game 14: Manhattan Christian vs. Broadus 25-12, 25-10, 25-17, championship